Resetting mechanism for indicating apparatus.



' P. RIOHERT.

RESETTING MECHANISM FOR INDIGATING APPARATUS. APPLICATION rum) APE (21.1908.

916,371 I Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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. P. RIOHBRT, BESETTING MECHANISM FOR INDIGATING APPARATUS. Arrpmnlon FILED APB. 27.1908.

916,371. Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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PAUL RIGHERT, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

RE SE TTING MECHANISM FOR IN DICATIN G APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Original application filed May 22, 1907, Serial No. 376,021. Divided. and this application filed April 27, 1908. v

' Serial No. 429,334.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL RIGHERT, a citizen of the German Empire, residing at Berlin, in the Kingdom of irussia, German Empire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Resetting Mechanism for Indicat-- ed automatically-from a zero or initial posi-v tion-after certain occurrences (for instance in the case of fare-indicators, after a quarter of or halfa mile has been covered) Such indicators have usually to be reset periodically (in the case of fare-indicators, for example, on termination of a journey). in many such indicators it is requisite that the resetting should be effected automatically, that is to say, the indicating-mcchanism reset with positive motion on the operation of some part (for instance on the so-called flag of a fare-indicator being raised for the purpose of bringing the apparatus out of 35 action). 1

My lnventlon consists of a device by means lica-' of which the automatic resetting of an auto- 5 matic indicating-apparatus is effected by 10- i tation solely in the same direction in. which the feed of the indicating-apparatus takes place.

Automatic apparatus which do not etl'ect resetting exclusively by rotation in the same direction of the feed, for the reason that the feed pawl and check must be lifted from the wheels during resetting, cannot be employed for indieating-apparatusrs in which baclrward direction cannot take place for constructional reasons, lo'r instance in those indicators in which thrindication is effected by mr-ans of pivoted plates temporarily re tained by a linger prior to dropping forward.

My new resetting-mechanism, on the other hand, can be employed 1n indicators in which backward rotation is llQt PGl'llilSSlblB, neither l the feed-pawl nor the check having to be in combination with the indicating mechamsm of a fare-indicator.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a section on the line BB of Fig. 3 Fig. 3 is a front elevation of Fig. 1 on a smaller scale Fig. 4 is a section on the line C,-O of Fig. 1 on the same scale as Fig. 3.

The indicating-apparatus, towhich the incate either 0,10, 20 90 cents.

amounts of 0, 1, 2 9 do third counter may indicate amounts of 10, 2O 90 dollars.

The numbers to be indicated by each counter are marked on the fronts and backs of plates a, b, c which areipivoted by means of pins a, b 0 in the end flanges of rollers a 6?, c in such a manner that each two successive plates together exhibit a complete distance such as will bring each numberplate in the place of the one immediately taincd by a finger a (2 ,0

The three counters are operated from a common shaft to by means of pawls at, b, a engaging with ratchet wheels a, b, c fixed to the rollers a 6 c respectively. The pawls U,- c' are normally prevented from ongaging with the ratchet wheel o in the manner described in my prior application before referred to. After each operation each of the three counters must be returned automatically and sinulltaneously into its zero position, or into its initial position. this purpose I mount the three rollers a", I), c of the three counters side by side on a shaft 9 (Fig. 4) which is capable of axial but not of rotary' motion; \IllQIQn-S the rollers themselves can rotate. but cannot axially. To each roller llltlt is connected a complete thread of aquirk-pitched screw a, b 0 respectively. During the operative position of the apparatus, studs a, Z)", c",

lifted from the ratchet wheel during resetting .v

Qne form ofmy new resetting-mechanism, 1S lllustrated 1n the accompanying drawings vention is applied, consists of three counters I the first of which may be arranged to inch! The r second counter may be arranged to indicate lars, while the.

the line A-A of Fig.3 Fig. 2 is a section on number, in well-known manner. .The rollers preceding, the top plate each time being re' lIlOYC lixed ontlie. slidablo but not I'Oilllill'llt) shaft 10 their rollers a b until eac reached the lowest point of its corresponding g, are shifted so far to the left as to keep them out of engagement with the screw threads.

In resetting the counters to zero, the shaft 9 is shifted to the right so as to bring the studs a", b, a", into engagement with the screw threads a 6 0 respectively, whereupon the latter-are rotated, to ether with stud has screw-thread. The rotary motion has the same direction as that of the advance of the several counters. Therefore by shifting the shaft 9 into its extreme right hand position, each of the rollers (1- b 0 will be rotated in a forward direction to a determined position in which the counters will indicate zero.

In the example shown, the shaft 9 is prevented from rotating by means of a bar h (Fig. 3) which is fixed thereto, and is guided in the frame iv of the counter by means of a rod 7c fixed to the bar h. A spring 9 imparts to the shaft 9 a constant tendency toreturn into its extreme left position, which corresponds with the operative position of the fare-indicator To bring thefare-indicator into its inoperative position, a shaft "m is r0 tat ed so as to press the pin m of its crank m against the bar it, whereby the shaft g is' moved into its extreme right hand position. By this movement all three counters are advanced into the zero or initial position. Since this setting to zerotakes place in the same direction of rotation as that in which the ratchet wheels of, b, c are advanced by the driving pawls a If, 0 it is not necessary I tate them and their rollers solely in the di- 1 rectionof feed of the indicating devices, substantially as described. a I

to place these pawls out of engageinent'with their ratchet wheels as is the case each time in the devices for setting the counters back to zero employed hitherto. N or is it necessary to place the, retaining-catches, or in their stead the springs a b '0 employed in the example shown to engage with the ratchet wheels a, 1)", 0, out of engagement with said ratchet wheels, so .that this feature i feed.

constitutes a further simplification in the construction and operation of zero setting mechanisms.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is bear against said spiral surface to rotate said rotating member only in the direction of 2. In automaticindicating-apparatus, in combination, an axially sliding non-rotary shaft, means for exhibiting characters, al roller rotatmg on said shaft and carrying said means, a sleeve loosely mounted on said shaft and rigidly connected to said roller, and a stud on the non-rotary shaft adapted, when said shaft is moved longitudinally, to enga e said sleeve and rotate it and its roller sole y in the direction of feed of the indicating devices, substantially as described.

3. In automatic indicating-apparatus, in combmation, an axiallyshdmg non-rotary shaft, means for exhibiting characters, a plurality of rollers rotating on said shaft and car-- rying said means, a plurality of sleeves loosely mounted on said shaft and rigidly connected to said rollers, and studs on each non-rotary shaft adapted, when said shafts 'are moved longitudinally, to engage said sleeves and ro- In witness whereof I'have hereunto set'my hand in presence of two witnesses.

i PAUL RICHERT.

Witnesses:

HENRY HASPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT. 

